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buttressing 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈbətris/,
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buttressed, past participle; buttressed, past tense; buttresses, 3rd person singular present; buttressing, present participle;
  1. Provide (a building or structure) with projecting supports built against its walls
    • - a buttressed wall
  2. Increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce
    • - authority was buttressed by religious belief
  1. buttress: a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
  2. (buttressed) braced: held up by braces or buttresses